Post #172398 by Sabina on Sat, Jul 16, 2005 2:43 AM

Humuhumu, I'm practically sitting here with tears of joy in my eyes! If you were any part of making our lives a little Tiki-er I'm indebted to you! We did not expect to find Tiki along the Bur Sur coast, but low and behold, Tiki found us! I should know by now that out there, everything, everyone, and quite possibly every Tiki has a story!

You need to ping them and see what the deal with the Tikis is! Odds are, some of the exact same people are still there- Big Sur is a place people either pass though, or STAY. All I can figure is that your visit may have been immortalized in wood- and a trip back sounds in order!

'Gorda' and 'Gorda Springs' are indeed, blink and you miss 'em! They're not even on some maps. Lest anyone mistake this for a conventional notion of a 'town' think again. Gorda Springs is quite litterally, a single complex with gas (Yeah $3.75 gas! But hey, I guess if you need it there, you'd pay anything!), lodging, the whale watcher cafe, and a coffee bar. There are a few more residents scattered about, but NOT many!

Oh, and of course the Gorda Springs Falls-

Anyone thinking of heading out to check out the Tikis, be forwarned, advance reservations are a good idea, milage distances have little or nothing to do with how long it will actually take you to get through those miles, and in places like Gorda along the way everything basically costs double what you'd think. that said, it's some of the best drive, hikes, and sunshine you'll ever enjoy!

What Gorda does have, should anyone feel the need to spend the night there, and Gorda Springs lodging is either booked up or not quite what you're after, is yurts! Yes, I said Yurts! Perched high above the road, but still technically Gorda is Treebones resort- http://www.treebonesresort.com/ which is where we stayed.

It resulted in views like this-

They offer campsites too, it's all about the view and the quiet.

(I just added a few more Gorda Springs pictures and Yurt pictures to the same album.)

Our last day there we hiked down the cliff to jade beach and found a few pieces of jade ourselves (collected BELOW the high tide mark, so they're legal! Be sure to go at low tide, watch for waves and know when the tide's coming in! Comfey hiking shoes a must.)

Gorda feels like Big Sur maybe used to- I wouldn't know. It's an outpost. So needless to say, finding Tiki there, not only fit perfectly with the rest of the Whale Watcher, but was one heck of a surprise- because NOTHING gets out there by accident. If it's in Gorda- it's an ON PURPOSE!

Thus, these can only have been on purpose Tikis!

So the question remains- how and why did the Tikis get to Gorda? They're beautifully carved too!